Order Of The Holy Sepulchre

	Order Of The Holy Sepulchre Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre may refer to: * Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Catholic), chivalric order belonging to the Holy See (the Roman Catholic Church) * Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Orthodox), chivalric order belonging to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem See also * Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre (Greek Orthodox) * Custody of the Holy Land (Franciscan) * Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem * Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem () is the Latin Catholic ecclesiastical patriarchate in Jerusalem, officially seated in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is the archbishop of Latin Church Catholics of th ... {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Order Of The Holy Sepulchre (Catholic) The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (, OESSH), also called the Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is a Catholic Church, Catholic order of knighthood under the Fount of honour, protection of the Holy See. The pope is the sovereign of the order. The order creates canons as well as knights, with the primary mission to "support the Christian presence in the Holy Land". It is an internationally recognised order of chivalry. The order today is estimated to have some 30,000 knights and dames in 60 lieutenancies around the world. The Catholic Order is distinct from the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Orthodox), Greek Orthodox "Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre", presided over by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem. The Grand Master (order), Cardinal Grand Master has been Fernando Filoni since 2019, and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem is ''ex officio'' the Order's grand prior, Grand Prior. Its head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Order Of The Holy Sepulchre (Orthodox) The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem is the patron of the Greek Orthodox "Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre" (), distinct from the Roman Catholic Order of the same name (, OESSH). The Greek Orthodox Patriarch confers the title of Supreme Taxiarch to particularly appreciated personalities, be it Greek diplomats, military officers and Greek Orthodox clerics, or non-Greeks such as the Metropolitan of Ekaterinburg in Russia, then- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, or then-Franciscan Custos of the Holy Land, Pierbattista Pizzaballa. US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy received the Grand Cross in 1961. Bilingual (Greek and French) diplomas accompanying the insignia presented to those awarded membership are known since at least 1925, and are inscribed in French with the heading "Ordre du Saint-Sépulcre orthodoxe", lit. "Orthodox Order of the Holy Sepulchre", which is a not quite complete translation of the Greek name of the Order. The Greek winner of a gold meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Brotherhood Of The Holy Sepulchre The Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre, or Holy Community of the All-Holy Sepulchre, is an Eastern Orthodox monastic fraternity guarding the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and other Christian holy places in the Holy Land. It was founded in its present form during the British Mandate in Palestine (1920-1948). Headed by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, the brotherhood also administers the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, such as metropolitans, archbishops, bishops, archimandrites, hieromonks, hierodeacons, and monks. The brotherhood's symbol is the ''taphos'', a monogram of the Greek letters tau () and phi (), for the word (, meaning "sepulchre, grave"). It can be seen on most Greek Orthodox buildings in Jerusalem. The brotherhood is seated in the Central Monastery of Saints Constantine and Helen, Jerusalem, northeast of Megali Panagia Nunnery. Name The ''Holy Sepulchre'' refers to the burial chamber, or sepulchre, of Jesus, which is believed to be inside the ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Custody Of The Holy Land The Custody of the Holy Land (Latin: ''Custodia Terræ Sanctæ'') is a Custos (Franciscans), custodian priory of the Order of Friars Minor in Jerusalem, founded as the ''Province of the Holy Land'' in 1217 by Saint Francis of Assisi, who had also founded the Franciscans, Franciscan Order in 1209. In 1342, the Franciscans were declared by two papal bulls as the official custodians of the Holy Places in the name of the Catholic Church. The Custody headquarters are located in the Monastery of Saint Saviour, a 16th-century Franciscan monastery near the New Gate in the Old City (Jerusalem), Old City of Jerusalem. The office can bestow—only to those entering its office—the Jerusalem Pilgrim's Cross upon deserving Catholic visitors to the city. The Franciscans trace their presence in the Holy Land to 1217. By 1229, the friars had a small house near the fifth station of the Via Dolorosa and in 1272 were permitted to settle in the Cenacle on Mount Zion. In 1309 they also settled in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Greek Orthodox Patriarchate Of Jerusalem The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem,, ''Patriarcheîon Hierosolýmōn;'' , also known as the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, is an autocephalous church within the wider communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Established in the mid-fifth century as one of the oldest patriarchates in Christendom, it is headquartered in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and led by the patriarch of Jerusalem, currently Theophilos III. The patriarchate's ecclesiastical jurisdiction includes roughly 200,000 to 500,000 Orthodox Christians across the Holy Land in Palestine, Jordan and Israel. The church traces its foundation in Jerusalem to the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit, according to Christian beliefs, descended on the disciples of Jesus Christ and ushered the spread of the Gospel. The church celebrates its liturgy in the ancient Byzantine Rite – whose sacred language, Koine Greek, is the original language of the New Testament – and follows its own litur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]